<html> <body> At 12:47 PM 8/5/2007, PRJ squawked <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Israel:   Your otherwise extraordinarily fine discourse on schools was marred by your unfortunate (but I can only conclude intentional) use of a word which is demeaning and dismissive. The entire disclaimer phrase would have been a truthful and meaningful statement without the ad hominem. You demean only yourself by this. I remain unhurt, but curious.   Squawkingly,   Paul </blockquote> Just trying to keep things a bit lighthearted - no insults or dismissiveness intended...  Israel </body> </html>